What We're Reading: Page 37
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Nov 21, 2023
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San Luis Obispo Tribune
An inside look at Kompogas’ anaerobic digester facility in San Luis Obispo County, California.
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Recycling Product News
Machinex and Republic Services bring Arizona MRF back to life after fire.
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The Herald Star
IWS proposes scaled-back expansion of Apex Landfill in Amsterdam, Ohio.
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TribLIVE
Plans for new hazardous waste landfill near Yukon, Pennsylvania, suspended after EPA report.
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Finance & Commerce
Dem-Con pays $11M for landfill expansion site near Scott County, Minnesota.
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Waste Today
Mack Trucks lines up corporate partners to create end-to-end EV solutions.
Nov 20, 2023
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Finger Lakes 1
Cause ‘unknown’ of landslide at Ontario County, New York, landfill; no waste escaped facility, Casella says.
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Agriculture Dive
Biden signs funding package to avert shutdown, extend farm bill.
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The New York Times
Brendan Sexton, a pioneer of recycling and former DSNY commissioner, is dead at 78.
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POLITICO
New Jersey Senate committee to take up clean energy bill amid controversy over incinerators’ inclusion.
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NC Newsline
Homes near GFL landfill in Sampson County, North Carolina, on bottled water after PFAS detections.
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AP News
Weeklong negotiations for landmark treaty to end plastic pollution close, marred in disagreements.
Nov 17, 2023
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Gothamist
Budget cuts delay NYC’s rollout of compost service in Bronx and on Staten Island.
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The Guardian
EU agrees to ban exports of waste plastic to poor countries.
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Mississippi Clarion-Ledger
Jackson, Mississippi, issues RFP for trash collection.
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WGLT
Battle heats up over proposed LRS solid waste transfer station south of Bloomington, Illinois.
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Fox 5 San Diego
San Diego achieved 71% diversion rate in 2022, its highest ever.
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KNWA
Fayetteville, Arkansas, removes deadline from waste diversion goal as region grows.
Nov 16, 2023
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Packaging Dive
New York AG’s ‘first of its kind’ lawsuit against PepsiCo seeks plastic pollution accountability.
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WIBW
Georgia man pronounced dead after 3 fall out of trash truck in Jefferson County, Kansas.
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E-Scrap News
EPA to label PV panels, lithium-ion batteries as universal waste
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KPLC
Leesville, Louisiana, residents hope Waste Connections transfer station will leave neighborhood.
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11 Alive
Landfill fire in Barrow County, Georgia, is contained, but will burn for ‘several days.’
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Grist
Waste pickers are fighting for recognition in the global plastics treaty.
Nov 15, 2023
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The San Francisco Standard
Recology hacked, causing delays in some systems.
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The Tampa Bay Times
Tampa, Florida, WTE facility closed indefinitely after power outage.
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Plastics News
AgroRenew to build Indiana site to convert waste crops to bioplastics.
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WAPT
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has approved a landfill expansion in Hinds County.
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WNEM
Flint, Michigan, City Council approves waste contract extension with Priority Waste.
Nov 14, 2023
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KHOU
Driver crushed to death by garbage truck after leaving it in neutral in Houston.
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USA Today
New Mitre, Gallup study reveals household-level wasted food data.
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TribLIVE
Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill in Rostraver, Pennsylvania, operated by Noble Environmental fined more than $62K.
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Inside Climate News
Environmental justice is a key theme throughout Biden’s National Climate Assessment.
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MyHorryNews
Horry County, South Carolina, landfill trialing food scrap dropoff program for residents.
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WYFF
South Carolina waste management worker hit, killed by driver while servicing route.
Nov 13, 2023
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Gothamist
Codigestion project to convert NYC compost to biogas goes offline weeks after launching.
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NPR
Fossil fuel producers work to shape U.N. treaty to cut plastics.
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Waste 360
VLS executives on acquisitions and finding synergies.
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Farm Progress
Congressional ag leaders agree to one-year farm bill extension.
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Missouri Independent
Suburbs braced to use the legislature to block a south Kansas City, Missouri, landfill.
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WAMC
St. Johnsville, New York, weighs trash fee amid rising costs from contract with Waste Connections subsidiary.
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